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Skilled Nursing

Building

Restorative Nursing Program
Dietary Program
Rehabilitation
Physical Therapy
Occupational Therapy
Speech Therapy

We provide 24-hour skilled care and rehabilitation services in a comfortable and friendly environment.

The following skilled nursing services can be provided:

  • On-site Medical Director coordinates and improves medical services
  • Director of Nursing oversees all aspects of health care within the facility
  • Consulting Physiatrist (Rehabilitation Physician) on-site who oversees the development and implementation of superior rehabilitative care
  • Individualized resident care plan treatments
  • IV therapy
  • Dementia care
  • Wound care
  • Respite stays
  • Enteral feeding program
  • Catheter care
  • Colostomy Care
  • Off-site dialysis
  • Illiostomy Care
  • Nutrition & hydration programs
  • Medication management & education
  • Diabetic management & education
  • Restorative nursing
  • Pain management
  • Hospice program
  • Bowel & bladder programs
  • Model environment for nurse training
  • In-house, on-going continued learning courses and CNA training programs

Restorative Nursing Program

The therapy team and nursing staff develop individualized treatment plans for resident care in the areas of:

  • Ambulation
  • Range of motion
  • Activities of daily living
  • Positioning and alignment
  • Skin integrity and wound management
  • Contracture management including whirlpool treatments
  • Bowel and bladder training
  • Rehabilitative and social dining
  • Strengthening and restraint reduction
  • Weekly and monthly height and weight monitoring

Dietary Program

  • Provide meals to meet specific dietary and therapeutic needs, according to physician orders
    (Please inform the dietary supervisor in advance regarding all substitute menu requests)
  • Oral supplemental diets are available
  • Regular nutritional assessments from our registered dietitian

Here is a sample menu:


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Rehabilitation

Our experienced rehabilitation team is committed to the quality of care for our residents. Patients are empowered through individualized programs to reach goals of increased independence and ability. Patient families are also encouraged to participate in therapy sessions, caregiver education and training.

Physical Therapy

Physical therapy focuses on identification and rehabilitation of individuals with physical impairment and pain, as well as future injury prevention. Following evaluation, the physical therapist develops an individualized treatment program. The goal is to achieve safety in a variety of areas. Areas of treatment focus may include:

  • Increase strength and mobility in the body and lower extremities
  • Increase motor control for a patient who has suffered a stroke
  • Improve coordination, balance and the ability to walk following a fracture
  • Improve overall strength conditioning, range of motion and endurance
  • Pain management
  • Teaching proper body mechanics to prevent injury
  • Promoting safety awareness for the well being of the resident

Occupational Therapy

Our occupational therapists use task directed activities in the treatment of our patients whose functional abilities and independence with activities of daily living have been impaired by illness, injury or normal aging.

Occupational therapy assists our patients in adapting to their social and physical environment by mastering tasks essential for daily living. Our occupational therapists may work with patients who have debilitating arthritic conditions or those with difficulty bathing, dressing and other activities of daily living. They assist our patients with impaired vision and/or hearing to function well in their environment. Apple Valley Rehabilitation is also pleased to have enhanced occupational therapy capabilities included with a full kitchen dedicated specifically to occupation therapy training.

Areas of treatment may include:

  • Functional independence- eating bathing, toileting, homemaking, cooking
  • Maintenance of wellness- dressing, grooming
  • Prevention of further disability- home assessments and modifications, adaptive equipment
  • Increasing safety awareness

Speech Therapy

Our speech therapists provide a range of interventions to assess and help restore abilities in the areas of communication, swallowing and cognition. Our treatment programs are designed to work with patients whose function in these areas has been affected due to stroke, brain injury, dementia, and other neurological disorders, as well as difficulties relating to hearing impairment, respiratory illnesses, and complex medical conditions. Areas of treatment focus may include:

  • Improving speech and voice clarity
  • Increasing comprehension and verbal expression
  • Improving chewing and swallowing ability
  • Maximizing cognitive language skills, like memory, problem-solving, and abstract reasoning
  • Patient and family/caregiver education and training for managing ongoing difficulties with communication, cognition, and swallowing